Current Events > Bill Cosby to be released from prison after court overturns conviction

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DJquackquack
06/30/21 6:21:15 PM
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Solid Snake07 posted...
Heart goes out to the victims, this sucks. Deserved to die in prison
I dont know if Id phrase it that he deserved to die in prison, because I usually equate a life sentence with murder, not rape; but yeah he deserved to serve out his full sentence (which given his age means he wouldve died in prison).

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Cheater87
06/30/21 6:21:57 PM
#102:


Money talks.

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RickyTheBAWSE
06/30/21 6:25:49 PM
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some of y'all vote and support people accused of the same things as the people you pretend to hate, lol
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Crazyman93
06/30/21 6:26:56 PM
#104:


TheGoldenEel posted...
This is a bad precedent
Blame the DA. They promised, publically, not to charge him in 2005. The end result was so Cosby couldn't invoke the 5th amendment at the civil trial. The new DA said "nah, it wasn't in writing" and charged him. PA Supreme court said that didn't matter.

There was a very lovely breakdown of how this is all the DA's fault on a reddit thread.

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The-Apostle
06/30/21 6:59:13 PM
#105:


g980 posted...
I feel like people are really handwaving away the 5th amendment itt

Yea it sucks hes getting out but due process and protecting our constitutional rights is more important than any single case
And if he was poor, do you really think he would've got off?

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Crazyman93
06/30/21 7:13:09 PM
#106:


The-Apostle posted...
And if he was poor, do you really think he would've got off?
If he was poor there would never have been this much of a media circus about it.

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g980
06/30/21 7:38:49 PM
#107:


The-Apostle posted...

And if he was poor, do you really think he would've got off?


Yes
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DJquackquack
06/30/21 7:40:26 PM
#108:


g980 posted...
Yes


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g980
06/30/21 7:50:22 PM
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i'm opening to hearing any examples where a poor person in a similar situation wasn't afforded their 5th amendment rights
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Sayoria
06/30/21 7:53:35 PM
#110:


He'll e marketing his puddin' pops at the local bars again in no-time.

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CE_gonna_CE
06/30/21 7:58:17 PM
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The-Apostle
06/30/21 8:01:08 PM
#112:


g980 posted...
i'm opening to hearing any examples where a poor person in a similar situation wasn't afforded their 5th amendment rights
They wouldn't even get this kind of deal.

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TheApexPredator
06/30/21 8:13:06 PM
#113:


RickyTheBAWSE posted...
some of y'all vote and support people accused of the same things as the people you pretend to hate, lol

The left doesn't do anything wrong.

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sabrestorm
06/30/21 8:23:16 PM
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Good for him
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threetimes
06/30/21 8:25:13 PM
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It's so hard to get a conviction for rape. To have a convicted serial rapist/abuser be released like this is an insult to the suffering of all those women. AND it's an insult to all people who have suffered from sexual assault.

Context: it's the UK but I'm sure things are not a lot different elsewhere.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rape-prosecution-england-wales-victims-court-cps-police-a8885961.html

  • In the UK only 1.7% of reported rapes get prosecuted.
  • And the Rape Crisis charity reports that only 15% of assaults are ever reported to the police.
  • That means that only a tiny number of perpetrators ever get sent to prison.

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The-Apostle
06/30/21 8:58:27 PM
#116:


threetimes posted...
It's so hard to get a conviction for rape. To have a convicted serial rapist/abuser be released like this is an insult to the suffering of all those women. AND it's an insult to all people who have suffered from sexual assault.

Context: it's the UK but I'm sure things are not a lot different elsewhere.

https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/crime/rape-prosecution-england-wales-victims-court-cps-police-a8885961.html

* In the UK only 1.7% of reported rapes get prosecuted.
* And the Rape Crisis charity reports that only 15% of assaults are ever reported to the police.
* That means that only a tiny number of perpetrators ever get sent to prison.
Yeah, this is pathetic af. More victims need to come forward. They also need to be believed.

NOTE: I'm well aware not everyone who comes forward is actually a victim of sexual assault, but that's far more the exception than the rule.

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LovelyMust
06/30/21 9:25:47 PM
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I wonder if he will be compensated for his time?
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White Eagle
06/30/21 10:26:51 PM
#118:


The-Apostle posted...
And if he was poor, do you really think he would've got off?

No, because a poor person probably wouldnt have a civil case brought against them in the first place.

So, Cosby isnt getting out of it because he has money. Hes getting out of it because people went after his money first years ago, if that makes sense/a difference.

Also, I see people saying whats the point, he was gonna get out soon anyway, is there a source for that? The article I read says that he was just denied parole in May 2021.

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Bio1590
06/30/21 10:38:00 PM
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BeyondWalls
06/30/21 11:06:57 PM
#120:


CE_gonna_CE posted...
Well, this won the internet today.

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DJquackquack
06/30/21 11:14:20 PM
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Well, most black folk Ive spoken to (including myself) think he did it. So at least it aint a repeat of OJ.

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CableZL
06/30/21 11:17:23 PM
#122:


DJquackquack posted...
Well, most black folk Ive spoken to (including myself) think he did it. So at least it aint a repeat of OJ.
Yeah, I mean he pretty much admitted to doing it.

OJ hypothetically snitched on himself after the case was over.

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DJquackquack
06/30/21 11:18:59 PM
#123:


CableZL posted...
Yeah, I mean he pretty much admitted to doing it.

OJ hypothetically snitched on himself after the case was over.
Not to mention that horrible book he wrote.

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The_Office_pwnz
07/01/21 1:04:02 PM
#124:


RickyTheBAWSE posted...
some of y'all vote and support people accused of the same things as the people you pretend to hate, lol
Shh. Theyre not minorities tho

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